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Custom Prints: Charles Bukowski

Posted on April 12, 2010April 12, 2010 by Hijiri

Lindsay from Lindsay Wilson Photography had another great project for me (did you see the previous post?) to help her create custom prints with couple of quotes by Charles Bukowski. They came out so nicely, I wanted to share!

Since it was 5×7 prints, I used smaller wood type blocks. With my computer printouts, pick up all the letters and try to form sentences…

All the letters picked, spelling double-checked…

Start locking the letters. Takes a long time…

Adjusting impressions and placements… I’m printing both quotes in one paper here.

After everything is set, ink the press and print…

For his name, I ordered a polymer plate. Setting up the plate on the base, ready to print his name separately.

and here are the final products!

Yes, perfectly imperfect, I just can’t get enough of the wood type loveliness… Lindsay and her husband told me the nicest things, made me happy so much! Thank you for another fun and wonderful project!

Custom Print: I Had A Dream

Posted on April 8, 2010April 8, 2010 by Hijiri

I printed another awesome custom prints for lovely Lindsay from Lindsay Wilson Photography the other day, I was about to share those pieces and realized that I hadn’t shared the previous custom print I made for her yet… so I wanted to share this first :)

She wanted a print with a part of this song by Priscilla Ahn “DREAM” — great song!

Type setting :: I didn’t have all the letters so I had to break up the lines and print couple lines first.

Use the same “I HAD A DREAM” setting,Â move them, and print the first line:

and print the line in between separately…

and here is the final product! Came out so nice, I am very happy with the result and so is Lindsay :)

If you are interested in a custom print, please contact me!

Megro Press

Posted on April 6, 2010April 6, 2010 by Hijiri

A while ago, I had a little visitor from Japan, Yoko from Megro Press. It was so very nice to meet her as she is starting a letterpress business in Japan and be able to talk to her about letterpress and what made us go into letterpress etc. at my letterpress studio I’m renting. And now she is back in Tokyo, she put together a report from the visit both in English and Japanese so please visit her blog here and read about my studio… :)